─ A new functionality for the hybrid electromagnetic – thermodynamic simulations of microwave heating scenarios in the time domain is presented. The new functionality consists in the modelling of the heated load movement throughout the simulated process. Various types of the movement trajectories have been allowed for, including load rotation and load translation along user-defined piecewise-li...

The significance of compressive thermal stresses generated during microwave heating on concrete surface delamination is investigated analytically in this paper. Microwave energy acts as an internal heating source that causes concrete to heat up. The amount of microwave energy dissipated in concrete depends on microwave frequency, microwave power and the electromagnetic properties of the concret...

Microwave heating is a process within a family of electroheat techniques, such as induction, radio frequency, direct resistance or infra-red heating, all of which utilise specific parts of the electromagnetic spectrum. These processes supplement, and in specific cases totally replace, conventional heating or drying systems used in industry. This is because some conventional systems are very bul...

UNLABELLED Nickel-titanium shape memory alloy (NiTi-SMA) implants might allow modulating fracture healing, changing their stiffness through alteration of both elastic modulus and cross-sectional shape by employing the shape memory effect (SME). HYPOTHESES a novel NiTi-SMA plate stabilizes tibia osteotomies in rabbits. After noninvasive electromagnetic induction heating the alloy exhibits the ...

A pilot plant for continuous flow microwave-assisted chemical reaction combined with microreactors was developed and water heating tests were conducted for evaluation of the developed plant. We developed a microwave apparatus having a single microwave generator that can heat reaction solutions in four reaction fields simultaneously in order to increase throughput. We also designed a four-branch...

Excitation of upper hybrid waves associated with the ionospheric heating experiments is assumed to be essential in explaining some of the features of stimulated electromagnetic emissions (SEE). A direct conversion process is proposed as an excitation mechanism of the upper hybrid waves where the energy of an obliquely propagating electromagnetic pump wave is converted into the electrostatic upp...

Next generation, 100 nm, devices require junctions shallower than 33 nm with sheet resistances less than 600 ohms/square. A new technique for annealing implanted dopants utilizes electromagnetic fields to induce current flow through the wafer. Ohmic collisions between high-energy electrons and the lattice rapidly heats the silicon; providing the energy necessary for dopant activation. Heating r...

Currently, high crystalline quality materials such as carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are produced only at a temperature in an excess of 500 C. This paper reports on low-temperature synthesis of CNTs by selective heating of catalytic particles using two complementary mechanisms: enhanced exothermic catalytic reactions and inductive heating by radio frequency electromagnetic fields.

There is P2 neutron superfluid region in NS (neutron star) interior. For a rotating NS, the P2 superfluid region is like a system of rotating magnetic dipoles. It will give out electromagnetic radiation, which may provides a new heating mechanism of NSs. This heating mechanism plus some cooling agent may give sound explanation to NS glitches.

Thermal recovery involves well-known processes such as steam injection (cyclic steam stimulation, steam drive, and steam-assisted gravity drainage), in situ combustion, and a more recent technique that consists of heating the reservoir with electrical energy. When high frequency is used for heating, it is called electromagnetic (EM) heating. The applications of EM heating for heavy-oil reservoi...